Debuting in 2010, The St. Regis Resort, Lhasa will Offer Guests Superior Design and Unparalleled Service in the World's Most Highly Elevated Location. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. has signed an agreement with Lhasa Yungao International Hotel Company, Ltd to manage the St. Regis Resort, Lhasa, located in the Tibet Autonomous Region, a province in southwest China.

When it opens in January 2010, the 169-room new-build St. Regis luxury resort will be the first internationally branded luxury hotel to open in Lhasa in more than a decade. An exotic and highly appealing destination for travelers, Tibet is often referred to as the “Roof of the World” due to its impressive elevations of 16,000 feet. The region's stunning mountainous terrain includes Mt. Everest, the world's most famous mountain peak, located on the Tibet and Nepal border.

St. Regis Resort, Lhasa will be located on the eastern side of the city of Lhasa, in the famous Barkhor area, where the majority of Tibetans reside. Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet, is the political, economic, cultural, and transportation center of the province. The breathtaking Potala Palace, which can be viewed from the hotel's guest rooms and lobby, is just ten minutes away by car. Other tourist, retail and entertainment districts are also located in close proximity to the hotel.

The resort's facilities will include 169 rooms, including a presidential suite and 50 villa-style suites, 9,000 square feet of meeting space, three restaurants, a health club and spa, an indoor heated pool and a business center. St. Regis Resort, Lhasa will be designed by the award-winning design firm, Denniston International Architects and Planners, led by principal Jean-Michel Gathy.

Following in the tradition of the legendary St. Regis New York, The St. Regis Resort, Lhasa will feature the famed hallmarks of St. Regis hotels – butler service and luxury accommodations for worldly travelers. The renowned St. Regis Butler Service offers unparalleled round-the-clock personal attention to every guest. Trained in the English tradition, the butlers provide ever-present yet unobtrusive service while anticipating guest needs and customizing each guest's stay according to his or her specific tastes and preferences.

St. Regis Hotels & Resorts includes the most celebrated properties in the world. Founded by John Jacob Astor with landmark St. Regis Hotel, New York over a century ago, the company will unveil highly anticipated St. Regis properties in Mexico City (2007), Punta Mita, Mexico (2007), Singapore (2007), Bali (2007), Anguilla (2008), Atlanta (2008), Bahía Beach, Puerto Rico (2008) Costa Rica (2008) Deer Valley® (2008), Puerto Rico (2008) and Bal Harbour, FL (2009) that will further enhance the brand's legacy. Personalized service and amenities, enviable locations and luxuriously localized design are recognized worldwide as hallmarks of the St. Regis experience.

aloft and W Hotels are hotel brands of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. Carrying the DNA of W Hotels, aloft is a new destination sensation featuring loft-inspired design, accessible technology and a stylish urban attitude at an affordable price. The first aloft hotels are targeted to open in 2008, with locations expected to be anytown/anywhere. Starwood anticipates the first aloft hotels to open in 2008, with 500 properties worldwide expected by 2012.

For conferences and social events, the Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel will have 2,189-square meters of flexible meeting space featuring a 1,262-square meter grand ballroom that will be divisible into five sections. A 270-square meter junior ballroom as well as a 104-square meter meeting room will each be divisible into two sections. The hotel will have five additional meeting rooms and a board room.